Cycling
According to Vuelta-Klat: Criticism of propalestinian protests
On the tour of the Spain, demonstrators ensure a scandal. The final must fail on the eleventh stage. Now the organizers, the World Association and the Team Israel Prime Minister Tech are involved.
The organizers of the Spain Tour and the Radsport World Association UCI condemned the Propalestinian protests during the eleventh stage. “La Vuelta respects and defends the right to peaceful demonstration as part of the event, but cannot tolerate actions that endanger the physical security of the participants or any member of the racing caravan,” said the organizer’s statement on the platform X.
In the 80th edition of the Vuelta, the protests had caused a scandal and brought the cycling professionals for a stages in Bilbao. Numerous demonstrators with Palestinian flags in the finish area prompted the racing jury to let the eleventh section run three kilometers before the finish without a winner. The safety of the drivers has “absolute priority,” said the organizers.
Also the world association with criticism of protests
The UCI also criticized the protests. “The UCI confirms the fundamental importance of the political neutrality of sports organizations within the Olympic movement as well as the unique and peace -based role of sport,” the association announced in a statement.
“The UCI would also like to emphasize again that sport and cycling play a role in bringing people together and overcoming barriers between them and under no circumstances should be used as a means of punishment,” said the UCI. You show solidarity and support for the teams as well as their employees and the drivers.
After reaching the three-kilometer mark, the cycling professionals rolled on the eleventh stage at a slow speed towards the destination in Bilbao. A explosive situation had already occurred on the first passage. The security forces could only prevent the demonstrators from getting on the track. And also in the neutral zone, the driver field had been stopped by demonstrators for a short time before the police could clear the road again.
Israel Prime Minister Tech continues Vuelta
There had already been several events on the previous stages. The Israel Prime Minister Tech racing team has been targeted by protest actions. On the fifth stage, demonstrators had stopped the team in team time trial.
After the scandal on the eleventh stage, the team declared that they wanted to continue the tour of Spain. Any other procedure is a dangerous signal to both your own team and to all other teams, the racing team said. “The behavior of the protesters in Bilbao today was not only dangerous, but also counterproductive for their cause.”
Media: Three arrests, four injured police officers
According to Spanish media reports, the Basque police confirmed that three arrests had occurred as part of the protests on the eleventh stage. Four police officers were injured in the incidents.
The Vuelta organizers said that they will also work together in close coordination with the authorities on the further stages of the Spain tour.
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Source: Stern
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